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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, South Carolina Section. For ihi Week Ending Monday, September 26? 1898. COLUMBIA, S C , September 27. Unusually high temperature for the season prevailed dario g the week The mean for the week was 77?, which was 4? per day above the normal. Raia fell oo two. ia places three, days, heaviest in the northwestern, scanties with a maximum measarmeot cf 4 10 iacbes at Loopers, Pickens %Coanry. Over the eastern half of the State, the rainfall was generally below normal. The average rain fail for the S:a:e was 1.10 inch, the u or aa al for tbe trame period ia approximately one is eb. There ws3 a slight deficiency io the Gyration of sunshine, bot oct enough to be harmful. Farm work was interrupted oo two days by rain, otherwise the warm weather favored the rapid maturity of crops aod harvest operations. Cottoo pickiog progressed favorably, aod bolls are opening faster thao the cotton cac be picked, owing to tbe scarcity of labor io places. Same ops o ? cotton danaged by raia aod wind io the extreme western counties, where, however the crop is somewhat improved, and willjrield a fair average. Over the central aod eastern cona ties the yield is below aa average, and so top crop will be made. Much early coro was harvested, and generally good yields are reported, al? though considerably sprouted io the aback ; a great deal was also damaged by inundation ; late cora varies great ly in different sections. .Rice harvest is still auder way, aod upland rice particular? is a fine crop. The bay erop sow being gathered is very heavy over the -western eoaoties. Sweet potatoes, turnips, aod caoe, while not uniform, are gen o rally yielding well. There is a heavy wop of apples in York County Prospects for crops that are still growing indicates large yield. Some wheat, oats, rye, aod barley have been sowo, toe last two for winter pastarage. The contemplated acreage for small grains is uoosaaiiy .arge. hile autora ptaotiog of beans, peas, beets, potatoes, cabbages, onions, rad? ishes, aod lettuce ontinue io the cost track regioo under favorable conditions. EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPOND EN TS* RE PORTS, BY COUNTIES. Abbeville.-Lick : Cotton picking interrupted three days ; considerable has been picked ; rain damaged open cotton; much upland coro rotted from excessive rains.-R F Morris. ' Aiken: - Oakwood: Considerable open cotton damaged by rain ; rice showing rust; fair yield of sweet potatoes; heavy pea-vines, but few peas ; good harvesting weather need? ed.-Geo H. Atwood. Bamberg - Bamberg : Nearly all cotton open ; no top crop ; fine week for gathering ; all other crops doing well.-W 3 Bamberg. Barnwell - Blackville : Cotton pickiog progressing rapidly ; late corn about made, aod will be a fair average crop ; peas, sweet potatoes and sogar cane much improved.-G D C Lauge. Beaufort -Beaufort : A fair week ior harvesting : cotton opening fast and being gathered ; March corn nearly harvested, with fair yield ; rice harvest well under way. - John Conant. Berkeley. - Annieville : Cotton opening fast ; creeks and swamps overflowed, with hay under water. G W Whaley. Charleston.-Charleston : Weather, temperature, and sunshine all that could be desired ; picking sea island cottoo progressed vigorously ; the plant still sheds, although not so much as formerly ; rice harvest well on ; late rice heading splendidly ; ncuch bay harvested -L N Jesun ofsky Chester -Lewis T. O : Weather fair and warm ; rain 21st, 22d ; cotton below ?in average on black jack lands from rust, and in places crop will be snort; early corn very good, late corn poor -R R Gill Chesterfield - Cheraw : Weather favorable, except latter half of week ; cotton is opening an? ?6 being pick? ed rapidly, but a short crop will be realized ; early corn gathered and terning oat weil.-H L Powe. Darlington - Darlington : change io condition of cotton ; pi potatoes, cane and rice good ; lots of hay beiug^ut -E R Meli Edgefieid-Ciark : Rain Tues* and Wednesday : three fourths c ton open ; no top crop ; half a yi of corn, caused by the dry spr and recent freshets ; pea vines fit very few seed peas will be made Wm S Middleton. Florence-Lynch : Showers tarded cotton picking ; rice bei harvested, the yield will be larj than usual ; more hay being gathei than ever before.-E J Smith. Greenville-Sandy Flat : Hea rains Wednesday and night, causi some damage to hay and cotto otherwise favorable for gatheri crops ; very little oats and rye so' as yet.-Mrs M R Kendrick. . Kershaw-Camden : Very favo ble weather for cotton picking, h gathering, and for all harvesting - Amnions. Lee-Tillers Ferry : Cotton pit ing progressing rapidly ; lal scarce ; corn rotting on the sta yield large ; rice crop good,, whe irrigated is falling down badly - W Gardner Lexington-Samaria : Rain grea! improved turnips and potatoes ; pe look well and are bearing nicely favorable weather for cotton pickic - W Westmoreland. Newberry-Longshore : Avera week for gathering crops ; great d< of hay cut ; cotton will not ma over three fourths of a crop ; b crop best ever known -G W Pet* son. Oconee-Walhalla : Weather vored maturity of cotton crop, t picking was interrupted by rain 21 st ; sweet potatoes improving sorghum good ; large quantities hay and pea vines secured.-E Pagan. Orangeburg-Orangeburg : Ti days with rain ; whole week fav( able for all growing crops ; no i provement in cotton, it has qi growing and is nearly ail opei pickers scarce ; quantities of h being gathered.-Jno S Rowe. Pickens-Spencer : People ha not room enough to store the ba pea vines, etc ; cotton has improvi some ; heavy rain on the 22d.-T Spencer. Spartanburg-Rich Hill : Fa weather for gathering crop9, .exce beneficial rain on 21 st ; cotton pic ing progressing nicely, with prc pects of a good average crop ; ve little sorghum, quality poor.-A. Foster Sumter-Ramsey : Rain interrup ed cotton picking ; peas shedding. Matt G Rirasey. Union-Santuc : Week general favorable for farm work ; heavy rai fall en 22d benefitted late cotto peas, turnips, and gardens ; cottc being gathered fast ; sorghum yie and quality very good ; haying pr greasing; Broad River overfiow? corn on bottoms.-E W Jeter. Williamsburg-Cox : Weather fa up to 21st, when heavy rain ar wind damaged cotton to a gre extent ; corn, chufas, turnips, ar sugar caue doing well, and goc yields are expected -L N Jones. York-Leslie : Favorable wee for gathering ; light rain on 22d di no damage ; cotton picking going c rapidly, crop wiil be somewhat ligh er than expected a while ago ; ic meuse hay crop ; sorghum not goo on sandy lands, very good on cia lands -D T Leslie. Battleships off to Manila. New York, Sept. 27.-The battl< ships Oregon, Capt. A. S. Parker, an Iowa, Capt. Silas Terry, received oi ders at the navy yard this morning t sail at 8 o'olock to-morrow moroioj for Manila. It is expected that it wi take tbe battleships 60 days to cooiplet tbe journey. They will stop at Babia, Brazil, t coal. The cruiser Buffalo, accompanied b; two store ships, the Ins and the Celtic is expected th follow the Oregoo ao( Iowa in about a week. New York, Sept 25 -Geo. Wheel er took bis fioal departure frorx? Camj Wikoff to-day. To morrow the jjener al will inspect tbe cadets at Wes; Poiot J after wbich he will go to Washington j Faom that city bo will start for Hunts j ville to assume command of the cavalry j An order was received at the camp to? day to remove the troops now there tc their stations in the west and south. Yellow fever is slowly spreading in Louisiana and Mississippi. [ Hubbard's Cotton Letter.-What Said of the Status of the Cotton Market and the Crop. - ! New York, Sept. 27.-There is i j change in despondent tone arnot j the cotton trade, who faii to discov j factor to- arrest the decline io ti I value of the staple either in the i ceipts or the advices from foreif j markets The decline in Liverpo is but hardly equal to the weakne on this side of the Atlantic, as spi ners have made so many contrac for the delivery of yarns that thi are free buyers, as the market d clines, of raw material for their spi dies. A moderate -investment d mand is not yet of sufficient propo j Hons to absorb the offerings from tl sooth, although this demand mast I of increasing proportions, as prie decline below any known record f< two generations. The trade, hov ever, consider that prices are not lo enough if the south has raised anoth< mammoth crop and are looking for cents in New York during Octobe New York, Sept. 27.- The cottc market showed considerable irreg1 Iarity, opening at about last night ! prices, then easing off to the lowe point of yesterday, but subsequent! ! making a sharp np turn Tradin started off quite tame but improve as the market progressed, showin ! old time activity pretty much all tl afternoon Officially the opening W? 8teady_at unchanged prices to 2 poin lower At the best a gain of 7 to points was apparent, with close vei steady at a net advance of 4 to points Among the factors wbic depressed the forenoon market wei exceptionally heavy port and intent receipts, good weather over the et tire belt, and disappointing nev? from the Liverpool markets. As a offset to this array of bear influencei however, were buying from abroat light investment demand from on siders and a growing belief thi the recent decline had developed a extremely large short interest. Aft? declining, to a net loss of two t three points, a steadier feelin developed, and by midday price were back to the final figures c yesterday. Shortly after 1 oVioc the weekly weather report was re ceived by telegraph from Washing ton Its showing was far from satii factory to the bear crowds. A j um of 5 to 6 points followed and througl out the rest of the afternoon short were nervous and easily frightene to cover. An advance of I 16 pe cent in the local spot market adde* * somewhat to the ability of the lat ' feature market. ' Futures closed very steady. Sei I tember 5.17 ; October 5.17; Novena ber 5 21 ; December 5 26 ; Januar : 5.31 ; February 5 35 ; March 5 40 I April 5 45 ; May 5.50 ; June 5.54 San Juan de Puerto Rico, Sept. 27 -The American evacuation commie , sion held an informal meeting yester day, but did not meet to-day. Th future operations of the commissioi will probably be confined to matter connected with the evacuation of tb< island and to decisions regarding thi possession of property of the Span ish government. The next meeting of the commission will likely tak< place to-morrow. ' j "Gen. J. Walter Gray is a candi ! date for re-election as clerk of tb< I \ house of representatives, and he i? no! ' j letting any grass grow under bis feet ic I acquainting tbe legislators with the , ! faot that be is willing to serve another I tere: in an office where he is entirely j familiar with its duties, and bas made j an enviable record for aocuracy and ! promptness. Capt. A H. Jenkiae, of rhip city, is alco meotioned as a prob i able candidate for the position, and i ; there bas been frome whisparing around j that Col. J. Thomas Austin is con ? sidering the matter of entering the j race, but. as yet this ie sub rosa, Ed ! itnr E H. Aull, of the Newberry News i and Herald, is a!so ?aid to be a candi i date, while Mr J. T Gantt, late editor j of tbe Uoioo New Era, and other geo ; tlemao of various parts of the State are ! reported to be after tbe plum which j Gen Gray bas been gathering in the I past"-Greenville Mountaineer. COUNT y EXECUTIVE COM? MITTEE. Meeting Held Today to Arrange for Primary Election. The County Democratic Executive Com? mittee met at 10 o'clock this morning to arrange for the epecial primary on October 11th to nominate a Senator. lt waB agreed that the managers should be divided, wherever possible, equally between Manning and Moses men. A resolution was offered by Maj. Moise pro? viding that the committee shall furnish tick? ets with only one name printed on each, that ?9 separate tickets for Manning and Moses, so that there may be no confusion resulting from scratching. 'Candidates are not prohibited from furnishing their own tickets, nor is there any intention to throw out written tickets. A resolution was adopted requiring negroes tc comply with all rules and regulations re? quired by the party in order to vote. Col. Scarborough offered a resolution "that io the further proceedings of the committee tbe roles and regulations of the party shall be strictly adhered to " The resolution was objected to and was finally voted down. A resolution wag adopted that "Witoes-es, jurors aod parties to causes io attendance at court shall be permitted to vote in a box pro? vided by the clerk of coart, who eball ad? minister an oath prescribed by the chairman of the committee, keep a full list of the votes and make a certified return to the county executive committee " Mejor Moise mo?ed "That no convict or inmate of the Poor House be permitted to vote in the primary." After discussion it was tabled. Col. Scarborough moved that the inmates of the Poor House and Joe Levan be per? mitted to vote. Objection was made to permitting one negro democrat to vote by special resolution, and the motton was finally adopted after Joe Levao's usmc had bean stricken out. The managers for the several precincts were appointed and the committee adjourned. For the Suffering Cubans. WaehiogtOD, Sept. 25 -A statement was issued by the war department to? night that tbe Cuban commission bad effected an arrangement with tbe Span? ish authorities whereby the steamer Comal, carrying a cargo of supplies for the suffering people in Cuba, would be permitted to land her cargo at Matan? zas free of duty. Thin is tbe test of the war department's statement : "The Comal has been ordered to sail for Matanzas, where her storea will be distributed under the direction of a commission to be agreed upon by the commissioners of evacuation." This indicates the adjustment of a question that promised for several days to become serious. The Spanish au? thorities, still maintaining Spain's right of sovereignty over the island of Cuba, refused to permit the Comal to land at Havana without the imposition upon ber cargo of duties amounting to $60.000. In addition to this the ve,s eel's oaptain was fined for disregarding some port regulations unknown to him. Tbe vessel is now at Key West, and will sail for Matanzas probably to-night or to morrow. A CRITICAL TIME During the Battle o? Santiago. SICK OR WELL, A RUSH NIGHT AND DAY. The Packers at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba were all Heroes. Their Heroic Efforts in Getting Ammunv Hon and Rations to the Front Saved the Day. P. E. Butler, of pack-train, No. 3, writing from Santiago, de Cuba, on July 23d, says: "We ail had diarrh?e* in more or less vio? lent form, and when we landed we had no time to see a doctor, for it was a case ol rush and rush night and day to keep the troops supplied with ammunition and ra* tions, but thanks to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoe i Remedy, we were able to ke*p at work and keep our health, in feet, I sincerely believe that at one critical time this medicine was the indirect saviour of out army, for if the pacKers had been unable tc work there would have been no way of get? ting supplies to the front. There were no roads that a wagon train could use. My comrade and myself bad the good fortune to ?av in a supply of this medicine for our pack train before we left Tampa, and I know in four cases it absolutely saved life." The above letter waa written to the manu? facturers of this medicine, the Chamberlain "edicioe Co., De? Moines, Iowa. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. Winburn, -THE eople's, opular, ashing, rogressive hotographer. Doing the fioeflt np to-dite photography. inp Meteorological SecowL Tbe following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. j W. Anderson, for 15 days from Sept. 1 to | Sept. 15: Temperature, j ^ Cu .2. I ! H> i Condition ! = ? 8 9 10 ll 12 131 88 88 88 90 90 89 88 70 79 81 80 77 82 14 83 15 81 72 74 74 71 72 71 70 60 63 65 59 57 58 63 62 80. 81. 81. SO 5 81. 80 79. 65. 71. 73. 69.5 67. 70. 73. 71 5 2 SK S S 8 5 W W E E E E E E E E .22 .00 .01 1.20 .00 .51 .17 .0) .00 .00 .00 .00 .GO .00 .00 *Cioudy ?Cloudy ?Cloudy Cloudv ?Cloudy ?Cloudy Cioady Cloudy ?Cloudv ?Cloudy ?Cloudy Clear Clear Clear ?Cloudv * Partly cloudy. . Cloudiness witb occasional ra?os prevailed during the first 10 days of the month to tbe iojiry of cotton especially, but since the 18tb the weather bas been mostly clear and very favorable for cotton picking and bay curing. VICTOR BICYCLES. JENKINS BROS., "TEE 0TEBALL SUDS." One serving the country under the Stars and Stripes, tbe other one, the younger part of the firm, trying to bold up bis end of the line at home. Weare now offering VICTOR bicycles at price3 lowe- than ever before. These are home Victors, but bloodless ones, like we hope ail of our9 will re in the field. Oar Bicycle Repair Shop is also in a condi? tion to tackle any job from the easiest to tbe most difficult. Otber repairing and odd jobs also done. If you should happen to need some of the very best grade gasoline, call on us as we always keep same on band. Weare Yours, Determined to please. Jenkins Brothers, "THE OVER-ALL KIDS" Next door to Express office, Sumter, S. C. BEAUTY HATH CHARMS and all the charms which beau? ty likes best to don are shown in our grand display of fash? ionable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en? hance the charms of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty. Like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight : they score new victories at ev? ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina? tion. Beauty may now be made easily irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SION OF THE BIG WATCH, Oct. 16. HONEY. New Crop 1898. Choice Extracted Honey, by the gallon or less quantity. For sale at my residence, or orders may be left office of the Watchman and Southron, Nf. (v. O ste en. Order Your PROVISIONS ?ND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON I Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Agents for MOTT'S 'CIDER BED SEAL CIGABS, _AND DOVE HAMS Land Surveying. MR. H. D. MOISE, will gire prompt at? tention to calls for surveying and platting land Can be found At bis office, next door to office of Lee and Mo;?? Sumter, S. C. NOT. 18. ; 350 In Gold I k'fil fee Paid to any Man or Wom&S; It remains for thc celebrated firm of phvsiei.rci : ;r.d specialists, Dr. Hathaway & Co., (Reculai ' -.'.'?:utcs Eefpstsred), to plac? a genuine ; - ; ese proposition before thc public, which hn ic ter been made before. We agree tc treat any person afflicted T?' :.. r hroric disease and care thom, furnishing si?di r?/?nard ovcrrthir.ir rece* ??7 ft r the:; c-i?*.\ OJ .Tieit ?j?o.OO in goiJ, providing the patient saith liv loiiowe treatment and directions, u...; . -.sc is a curable one. This offer ia plain, and there is no catr1-. tn ?* .z? furthermore, the offer is good and thc ?.?o::-..; srfectly eafe because we are financially raspo? . bic ^SSS^^ Dr. Hathaway <? Co.": j?&&??^^'~'K experience duri :g ii /&r ^^K^^s.' ^ ?ast 20years has oro v.- : ^^sSpi *act t^lS'i' they har ; ^-j eufr cd thousands o i f . caeos where ot her doo oiff$??& <*5%< k' ?c"? ^?7e failed, 'ir:. rc/PIsP^ H *^"3 tarrants them Lc mW>^<M - ? **' makins this remark? f??* JL i b?? of^er- AU person *^Mzj&&?^ . ?; who are suffering froa. J^^fij^X ar.y chronic disease WE&?'H-J^^- bave new an opportu m\vlaWwi& m'ty to test thc treat ipffipttU^w' ment cf the ackne Amm^^?S^ A?w Jcdged ieading ph;, si. tgS^^^^--' / :?- ^ ciana and specialists ci lllgLv .^>.r-V* . /. 'bia country, vrith a; g^^a&MjftS^^aS arwointe surety or be ^^^^^^rX^L cured. Special di ^^"==x^r\ ^5ffl% sfeases. such as catarrh. "S^i> * blood poison, weakness it men and women which ai?ect tue delicate organ) ind private diseases cf ali kinds, rheumatism, stricture, varicocele, rupture, female troubler, skin eruptions, ulcers, kidney and urinary di? seases, liver sr;d stomach difficulties, liquor, Dpium and ' morphine habits, or any chron-t Sisease Our treatment can be taken at 0.0:2s under our directions, or, we will pay rail? road fare and hotel bill to all -who prefer to con? to our office for treatment, if we fail to cure. Wi have the beet cf financial and professional refer snces and transact our business on a strict]; professional basis, promising nothing but wJb? we can fulfill. We do not believe in any of th. free prescriptions, free cure, freeeampleor C.O.D frauds, but think it is best in the end tc be hon est with our patients. Write us to-day; don't ds> Jay. We have carefully prepared Symptom fiiank? 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The experience of over half a century bas been concentrated into the making of STUFF You get tbe beee?t of all this labor, skill, brains and capital. Standard I Pianos Taning, Organs | For Rent. Repairing. Accommodating terms. Write for Illus? trated Catalogue. CHAS. M. SHEFF, BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 9 North Liberty St. 521 11TH ST. N. W. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Mary M Bland. Plaintiff against Rachel M. Holleman, heir at law of Hiram Holleman, deceased, Defendant. BY VIRTUE of a Decretal Order mude in the shove stated case and dated .March 16, 1898, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in the City of Sumter, in said S*ate, on Monday, Ortoter 3d 18S8, being Salesday, between the boers of ll o'clock in ihe forenoon sod b o'clcck in the afternoon, the followirg premises, to wit : All that lot or t.arcel of Und, situate, lying and being in ihe Tovtn ot Mayt-sville, County and State aforesaid, ?cd on the Jiortbwest side of the Wilmington, Columbia ar.d Au? gusta Railroad, containing oce acre sod thirty-four rercbts, ?nd bounded on the Northwest, Nortb and Northeast ty land of T. D. Foiwortb, on ihe .S. East hy land of J E. Atkins and 00 the Soo-he^s: by the said Railroad right of w*y. 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